Interacts with Visual Studio's Browser Link feature
What is Web Essentials?
'Web Essentials' is a Chrome extension designed to work with Visual Studio's Browser Link feature. This feature ensures smooth and seamless interaction, thereby enhancing user experience and development efficiency in the browser.
Extension stats
By: Mads Kristensen
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 2.23
(13)
Creation date: 2017-06-14
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 15.02K
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User reviews
Pros
- Great tool from Mads
- Useful after discontinuation of toolbar from 2015 version
Cons
- Causes error on page load
- Doesn't work
- Doesn't support VS2019
- Only works half the time
- Problems with inspect mode
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work
- Issues with VS 2017
- Error on page load
User reviews
When this extension enabled, it causes the following error on page load:
Unchecked runtime.lastError: The message port closed before a response was received.
Related Github issue: https://github.com/madskristensen/WebEssentialsChrome/issues/4
Not Working
Doesn't support VS2019 yet?
Extension safety
Risk impact
Web Essentials requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Web Essentials has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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